Day 2: Accountability Challenge

Day 2: 8-2

Breakfast: Banana Caramel Shake with coconut water
Lunch: zucchini/avacado mac and cheese
Dinner: 2 hard boiled egg whites, zucchini and a tomato
Snacks: slice of zucchini bread
Water Intake: 85oz (8 with beauty booster)
Exercise/Workout: hour of yoga mixed with abs and bonus workout below + sum
Steps (if you have a Fitbit or tracker): 6600
Today I succeeded in: Organizing my work life after missing Monday and getting a workout in
I could have done better in: taking my 10 minute breaks to go for walks instead of working through them and maybe not eating the zucchini bread

Bonus workout: DONE
20 squats x 3
30 second plank x 2
45 second skaters (or curtsy squats) x 2

Here in New England, Zucchini and all types of summer squashes are in season.  I pick a few a week from my own garden and the farm stands are fully stocked with them as well. I honestly feel like I eat it every night and I am pretty sure it is because I do.  Here is one of the ways I like to cook it:

2 Zucchini

1 heaping tablespoon Coconut Oil

Season Salt to taste

Black pepper and Sea Salt to taste

I simply heat the oil in a saute pan until hot.  I add the sliced zucchini rounds to the pan and sprinkle with season salt. I stir occasionally until lightly browned and serve with salt and pepper to taste. Quick, simple and easy!

Enjoy!

Herbalife 21 Day Shake Challenge - Day 6

The weekend is finally here! It is Saturday and Day 6 of the Herbalife 21 Day Shake Challenge.  Today I decided to take a drive and head to New Life Nutrition in Seekonk for my shake. I am starting to get my mom on track with the Herbalife products so had her come along for the ride as well (not to mention there is plenty of shopping in the area too). We arrived and had a tough choice of the many shake options they offer, you can check out some of the options here. We both decided to go with the peach tea with mango aloe and then my mom had the Pumpkin Pie Shake and I had the Pistachio Cheesecake shake.

Both were delicious but my mom def found her new go to shake and I will be putting in an order for some tea and aloe soon!

Herbalife 21 Day Shake Challenge - Day 5

Day 5 of the Herbalife 21 Day Shake Challenge started with the same orange banana shake as Day 4.  I did give the Orange Liftoff a try today as well to get this long, cold, snowy day started.  Some key benefits (from the Herbalife site) of Liftoff include:

• Helps you stay alert and focused with caffeine*
• Supports brain function, accelerates memory recall† and helps reduce the feeling of mental fatigue with ginsenosides*
• Specially formulated with 351 mg of a unique energy blend that includes panax ginseng, L-taurine, caffeine, guarana extract and inositol
• Loaded with Vitamin C and energy-supporting B vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7 and B12

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

†Temporary benefit based on consumption of ginseng by healthy young adults

Herbalife 21 Day Shake Challenge - Day 4

We are now on day 4 of the Herbalife 21 Day Shake Challenge and today I went back to my favorite shake flavor......Orange Cream.  I did mix it up a bit and made an Orange banana shake for breakfast which basically tasted like a nutritional Orange Julius and made me think of warm summer days during this miserable rainy morning.  So here is how I did it:

2 Scoops Orange Cream Formula 1 

1 Tablespoon Banana Pudding Mix

6-8 Ice Cubes

8 oz Fat Free Milk

As always, it all goes into the Nutri Ninja and breakfast is served!